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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
A LEGISLATIVE HALL
shows Signs of TumbIing While the
House In i'm Session.

ST. PAUL, MINI, February "a
sensation was created in the hall oil
the House of Representatives this
afternoon. The special order was the
fiaal passage of the high license bill
and the gallery and hall were packed
with spectators. The capitol, while
almost new building, has been con-
eidered unsafe for some months and
considerable plastering has fallen re-
Gently. Shortly after the session be-
gan the attention Of Chairman DON
nelly was called to the fact that the
ceiling cross beams appeared to be set
Ting, and one member declared that the
gallery had settled four inches. A
motion was hurriedly carried that
spectators be excluded, whereupon the
gallery and aisles were cleared. 1t is
the opinion of many that irightful
disaster was averted by the prompt &C.
ton OF Chairman Donnelly. Suisse
quently resolution was passed for an
immediate examination of the build
ing by experts. The building was
erected in 1880. 1t was examined and
repaired last winter. It is said the
timbers are affected with dry rot.
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LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Arrested for n Murder Committed
Seventeen Years Ago.
laprCrLr No TuR AppuAIl

Arrested for n Murder Committed
Seventeen Years Ago.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I
LITTLE Rock, ARK, February O.
Sheriff Oliver, of Perry county, this
State, arrived in the city today, hav.
ing in charge Nathaniel Holford, for
whom requisition has been received
from the Governor of Texas. 1t seems
that seventeen years ago Holford
killed q man in Gonzales county,
Tex, and escaped just ice at the time,
and has eince lived and raised
large family in Perry county,
but ON the inauguration Of new
administration in Gonzales county re-
Gently man named Owens was made
Sheriff, and this same Owens was the
only person in the county who knew
of the crime, 80 he at once learned
Halford's whereabouts and dispatched
the necessary papers for the arrest OF
the guilty party. The Texas authori-
ties have been telegraphed that their
man now awaits orders, and it is ex-
pected some one will arrive in day
or two to apprehend the prisoner.
Holford says the arrest is just, but
that he can prove justifable homicide
when the case comes TO trial.
The Arkansas State Senate today
refused to pass, by vote of % to s,
the bill solidating county, State
and national elections, even as
amended, by providing for separate
polling places, on petition by
the County Judge or by
electors resident of county. The
County Judge in each case to appoint
officers of the election, as under the
present law. Tomorrow the House
will vote on the Balch Railroad Com
missioner bill. 1t is thought the
measure will get through, but will be
killed in the Senate.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
Thu STATE LEGISLATURE
THE SENATE AND HOUSE RE-
ASSEMBLE.
Among the Bills Introduced in the
House Is One TO Prohibit the
Publication OF
SCANDALOUS AND DISGUSTING
EVIDENCE.
The Joint Convention Elects Messrs.
w. l.. Henderson and d. l.. Brown
Land Registers.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPKAL.1


NASHVILLE, TENN, February 9.-The
Senate was called to order by Speaker
Ewing.
At II o'clock the Senate repaired to
the hall of the House OF Representa-
tives to ballot for Land Register.
Mr.. Ewing presented a petition
from Bradley and McMinn counties,
asking the Senate to confirm the NOM
instion of Prof. F. M. Smith to be Su-
perintendent OF Public Instruction.
Mr.. Leech presented petition from
citizens OF Houston county, asking
the passage OF a law preventing the
issuance of scrip.
Mr.. Sparks reported that under the
resolution he had secured the services
of scientific man to estimate the cost
of heating the cspitol building with
steam, and he had reported that the
cost would be between $4,000 and
$12, 200.
NEW BILLS.
Regulating the hospitals for the in
sane.
To amend section 1918 of the code
and fix the salary of the Comptroller.
Fixing the salary Of the Secretary Of
State.
To amend the act providing for the
lease OF the penitentisry.
To dispense with the religious test
as applied to witnesses.
To fix the per diem OF justices of the
peace attending Quarterly Court at 81.
To amend an act passed in 1916 in
cooperating the town of Franklin.
To redistrict the State and 10 reduce
the number OF justices Of the peace.
The Senate adjourned.
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SELMA, ALA, AWAKENING.
CONTINUING TO SELL HER LAND
AND FURNACE STOCKS
At Lively Rate-The Duck Hill
Ore Fever Spr eading
Violently
THE L. AND N. co. BUYS THE
MURPHREES VALLEY ROAD,
And VIII Extend 1t to GuntersVi!le,
Ala.-IrOn Ore Found Near
Grenada, Miss.
ESPECIAL TO THK APPEAL. |

SELMA, ALA, February 9.-The sale
Of stocks in the Selma Land Improve
ment and Furnace Company contin-
ues at lively rate, and every cent OF
the stock will be taken before the 16.h
instant, at which time the books will
be closed. kilograms today from
Capts. Armstrong and Nelson, presi-
dents of the City National and Com
mercial Banks, OF this city, who are
now visiting New York in the COM
pany's interest, state that their success
has reached far beyond their expecta.
tions, and that Sslma's New York
boom is a big thing. Real estate is
changing hands rapidly, and buying
and selling goes on at a wonderful
rate. Capitalists are arriving on every
train, seeking and making investments
in Selma dirt. Mobile has Joined Sell
ma in the developing of her great min
eral region, and in every particular
Selma's boom is as solid as the hard
money, iron, coal and marble upon
which il ia founded.
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Gatee, Of Madison, and Mrs. M. NJ,
Grisbam, of Haywood, were nomi-
mated. The vote was announced !:
Gates, II; Britt, 80; Grisham, IL. j.
W. Gates, Of Madison, nominated by
Mr.. Hurt, was declared elected. The
Joint Convention was dissolved, and
THE HOUSE, RE- uMKD ITs sRssIoN.
The following additional new bills
were introduced:
To repeal sections 1878 and 1879 oil
the code, enabling counties and in
corporsted towns to subscribe to the
capital stock OF railroads.
For the preservation of the mutt
lated land records Of the Western Dis
trict.
To restrict the number of notNrirs
public, and for other purposes.
Adjourned till 2 O'Clock pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Resolutions lying over; Joint re-
solution by Mr.. Davis, favorlng the
use OF the surplus in the National
Treasury to aid free puplic schools.
BY Mr.. Erwin-Motion TO table
Prevailed--yeas, 43; nays, 40.
House resolution, by Mr.. Savage
instructing the Railroad Committee
to draft and report bill regulating
commerce and tran sportation in the
State, in conformity with the Reagan
and Cullom bills.
Mr.. Burke moved to table, Lost
yeas, 81; nays, 81.
On motion OF Mr.. Savage the reeolu'
ton was referred to the Railroad Com
mittee.
The House wasted an hour over q
resolution providing that when the
House is reduced below a quorum be
cause members refuse to answer theii
names, the Clerk note them present
Without disposing Of 1t the House adj
journed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
BROWNSVILLE, TENN.
Other Towns May Have Their
BOOms, but Brownsville Has the
Pretty WOmen-PersOnaIs.


Pretty WOmen-PersOnals
IsPEoIAL TO THE APPEAL.I
BROWNSVILLE, TENN, February O.
Brownsville, while she may get left by
railroads and suffer from short crops
OF cotton, will never yield the palm to
any city on the point of good looking
women. Even Jackson, with water
works debt of 100000 and more to
follow, was perfectly amazed and
dumbfounded by the dazzling beauty
of q few of our girls who went
over there to a party q week or
80 past. Many of the married men
over there-except those who came
over here and got their wives-are
sorry they were 80 rash as to "tie on"
without coming over to look at these
girls. Some of these beauties met by
invitationeat the residence of Mr.. I.
B. Kings the other night, after hear
ing the home dramatic troupe, led by
Willie Haywood, in their very credita-
BILE performance OF Hamlet, and there
enjoyed theater party given by Miss
Estell King. Among the number was
Miss Mary Thomas, Miss Mary King,
Mr.. Jesse Nelson, DR.. j. H. Sewer and
Mr.. Miles Bradford. Miss Estell never
does things by halves, 80 OF course 1t
was delightful entertainment.
Mr.. Lee, Of Mason, brother to Mr..
Hardee Lee, of this place, was married
Monday at noon by the Rev. j. P.
Tfotter, in the Baptist Church, to Miss
Allie Woodson, of Brownsville. They
left on the afternoon train for Mason,
their fu ure home.
The boarding department Of the
Brownsville Female College was filed
to its utmost last week by the addition
of four more young ladies. The next
will have to be acc ommodsted out in
town until arrangement can be made
for enlarging the buildings at the col.
lege.
President Eagan has secured DR.. F.
II. Kerfoot, of Kentucky, formerly
pastor of one of the foremost churches
in Brooklyn, N. Y Ito preach his COM
mencement sermon in June. DR..
Kerfoot is one Of the foremost divines
of the country, and his presence will
insure rare treat for the people OF
Brownsville.
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ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL'l
COLUMBUS, MISS, February o.
There was meeting of the trustees
of the Industrial Institute and COL
lege here yesterday and today, and the
books of the college were examined,
and the trustees visited the recitation
room and heard the girls recite and
saw the practical workings of the
school. They found the books in per-
feet order and say they are better
pleased than ever with the manage
ment OF the school under President
R. W. Jones, and that he deserves the
highest praise,
Bishop Galloway, Of this State, and
and DR.. Morton, OF Louisville, KY,
have been with us two days, and
lectured last night in the interest OF
the Paine memorial fund, which is be-
ing raised for the purpose OF building
Methodist churches in sections where
the people are not able to build. The
lecture was splendid effort, and 5000
was subscribed to the fund. The
amount would have been much
larger, but for the fact that the
Mendelssohn Quintette Club, OF Bos-
ton, gave a concert last night and
many OF the church members had
tickets and were unwilling to miss the
music. The concert was the greatest
treat of the season. No such music
had been heard here for years. The
trustees, Bishop Galloway and DR.,
Morton, all left this evening.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
The Sc Bunch of Keys" Busted.

NASHVILLE, TENN., February 9.-The
Flora Moore Bunch of Keys Company
disbanded here tonight and Cancelled
all future dates for this season. Miss
Moore and her business manager, E.
L. Bloom, leave for Louisville tomor-
row to begin suit for damages against
the Courier Journal. There has been
considerable talk about the alleged in
innate relations between Mr.. Bloom
and Miss Moore, and reports were sent
of everywhere by correspondents yes
terday and day before. Bloom and
Miss Moore announce their intention
to sue for damages every paper that
published anything Of the reports, be-
ginning with the Courier Journal.
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The Magnetic Girl Married.

CHArTANooGA TENN, February o.
Paul M. Atkinson, OF this CITY, was
today married to Miss Lula Hurst, who
was better known as the Magnetic
Girl" Mr.. Atkinson was Miss Hurst's
manager while she was making tour
of the United States exhibiting her
marvellous powers. She is said to be
worth nearly $500,000.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
NASHVILLE, TENN.
An Illicit Still Broken Up, but No
MOODshiners Captured.

ESPECIAL TO THE APPRAL.1
NASHVILLE, TENN, February o.
Deputy Collectors Tansill and Hughes
and Revenue Agent Rigg, returned
today from Camden, whittier they
went on Tuesday to hunt up an illicit
still. They found the still fifteen
miles from Camden in the hills. The
officers reached the houss just be-
fore daylight, and found two loaded
shotguns leaning againet the door
ready for use. After securing the
weapons the officers hid themselves
in a neighboring thicket to wait for
the moonshiners. Nobody material
lied and the officers, after destroying
the still and eighteen tub, of beer, re-
turned to Nashville with the captured
shotQung.
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DIED.

COCHRAN-Wednosday, February 9, 1887,
at 300 Alabama street, MARY COCHRAN, be.
loved wife OF John Cochran.
Funeral from residence FRIDAY mOrnin e
at $3.50 o'clock. Friends of the family in
vited to attend.
FIT2GERALD-At residence, No. coz
Main street, Wednesday morning, February
9, 1887, MlOBA FL FITVGEBALD, aged % years.
Funeral from HIS late residence thi'
(THURSDAYl morning at 1880 O'Clock.
Services atSt. Joseph's Church at II O'Clock
Friends Of the family invited to attend.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
To the Patrons OF the Appeal,

One OF the unavoidable accidents
that will occur at times happened to
the APPEAL printing press at 4:S0
o'clock this morning, in which two
PAGES OF news matter were literally
"pied." In this we trust our patrons
will bear with us in the shortcomings
of this mornings Issue.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10

LUNDBoRe's perfume, Edenis
Lundborg's perfume, MarChal Nile
Rose.
Lundborg's perfume, Alpine Violet.
Lundborg's perfume, Lily OF the
Valley.
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GRENADA, MISS.
Valuable Tracts OF Iron Ore Located
Near Ihe TOwn-BOOm.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

GRENADA, MISS, February 9.-Not-
withstanding Grenada has made regu-
lar and steady improvement, especial
ly in the last year, she now seems to
be approaching a climax which Gre
ated quite an excitement here today
in the discovery of immense and in
exhaustible beds Of iron ore within q
mile Of this town, specimens of which
were brought here by parties sent out
for that purpose. Persons who claim
to know pronounce the ore equal to
the best. The result is that number
Of sales Of real estate were made here
today, and property all around Gre
NADIA is advancing at q rapid rate. The
trains have already brought quite q
number Oflvisitors some oIvhOm are
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Houses Responsible for the HOte
Bills OF Their Drummers.

Houses Resp0nst"le LOT the hOteh
Bills Of Their Drummers.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL,l
KNOXVILLE, TENN, February "a
suit has been decided by Chancellor
Gibson which is OF interest to whole
sale houses employing drummers.
The decision is made under the Rs
vised Statutes of 1879 regarding the
liability OF drummers 10 hotel keepers,
aud il that hotel keepers have lien
for drummer's board bill on all bag
gage, samples and other goods and
chattels brought into the hotel by
such drummer. This is 30 even when
such baggage and samples be the
property of the house for which such
drummer is travelling.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The Murphrees Valley Railroad Sold
90 the Il. and n.

30 the L.. and n.
ESPECIAL To THA ArPEAL,l
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, February 9.-It
is the talk on very good authority
that terms have been agreed upon for
the sale OF the Murphrees Valley Rail-
road franchise of Mr.. II I. DeBarde-
leben and associates to the Louisville
and Nashville Company, and that
they will put the road through to
Guutersville. The reported presence
of a squad OF Louisville and Nashville
engineers in the valley is cited as con-
firmation OF this.
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seeking investments. Grenada is
surely on a boom, as it is slresdy the
best business town in North Missis-
sippi, and its surrounding soil is un-
surpassed in the uplands.
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find that he has invested largely in
real estate at Duck Hill.
The citizens meeting last night, in
the interest Of the Dairymen and Fruit
Growers Convention, was well at
tended and great interest exhibited in
the enterprise. The General Commit
tee of Arrangements received every
encouragement as having the united
support of the citizens. 1t was de-
termined that there should be formal
reception held during the convention
by the Governor and State officers and
other public dignitaries. Several hun
dred dollars were subscribed on the
spot to defray the expenses attendant
on the convention.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
The House.

The House was called to order at 10
am. by Mr.. Speaker Clapp. A num-
Der Of petitions were introduced with
out reading and referred to appropri.
ate committees.
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ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, February o.
Thomas j. Lattner and a number of
local capitalists today organized a
company to manufacture tscks of all
descriptions. The company will have
a capital stock Of 100000, and will be-
gin the erection of their factory as soon
as a charter can be secured.
The contract was today awarded for
the extension of the strlet railroad TO
Blowing Springs, pretty resort three
miles from the city. The company
owning the track will expend many
thousands in making it a resort.
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
lsPEoIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

A Company Organized 10 Mau1Iac-
tare Tacks-Street railways Ex-
tended.
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COLUMBUS, MISS.
laPHOIAL TO THR APPlAL.

A Satisfactory Visit to the Iadus-
trial Institute ana COlleRe-The
Paine Memorial Fund.
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PERSONAL.

Dr. S. H. Weeks brother-Dr. A. d.
Weeks-a prominent physician of Provi-
dence, r. l., is very III.
Mrs l.. A. Goudy. for the past twelve
years member of the State Street choir,
Will retire from the same at the end of the
parish year-on April LIST.
Conductor F. A. McIntire, of the Maine
Central, who has been away on a vacation
trip, has returned and is now running on
his usual line between this city and Bangor.
Mr. w. X. Waugh, editor of the Home
Journal, Boston, and j. I. Wilson, propri-
etor Of the New England House, Boston,
were the guests of Messrs. J. w. Robinson
& Son, of the City Hotel, yesterday.
Hon. ID. r. Hastings of Fryeburg, A. S.
Kimball, ESQ.,, of Norway, and l.. w. Brad
street and A. w. Richardson of Boston were
among the arrivals at the United States
Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Daniel Choate left on the noon train
yesterday in company with Mr.. A. b. Steph-
enson for short trip to Nassau, N. p. He
will visit Belle View and jacksonville.
Fla, on his return home in April.
The late S. S. Mooney belonged to ATTAIN
tic Lodge, Greenleaf Arch Chapter, Maine
Consistory, Portland Council Royal and
Select Masters, ST. Alban Commandery,
and the Relief.
Mr.. Joshua Hatch. well-known citizen of
Chelsea, Mass, died Saturday of pneu-
monia, aged 80 years. He was a native of
Maine, and was prominent builder He
was also identified with the Masonic fra
ternity and Knights Templars, holding Of
fee in the Shekina Royal Arch Chapter of
Masons. Mr.. Hatch was members of the
First Baptist Church of Chelsea.
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ireland and the Irish.

Such was the theme of Mr.. H. w. French's
lecture delivered in City Hall last night under
the auspices of the Ancient Order Of aiber-
mans, Division No. 9. 1t was a lecture of
which it may said that be not only were the
views very fine.but the lecture was worthy of
the reputation of Mr.. French.
In opening his lecture Mr.. French referred
to the difficulty and delicacy with which his
work had been attended. Popular prejudice
had so long regarded the green isle as a
land Of alien landlords and turbulent peas
ants, good place to remain away from, that
comparatively few have any conception of
the earthly paradise which nature has pre-
pared in this land so abundant in beauty of
scenery, so rich In song, story and tradition.
Mr.. French idealiZeS whatever he touches
ard IN the Imaginary tour upon which he led
his sympathetic and delighted auditors. every
castle, monument, woodeS hill and fairy
glen, was invested with the subtitle wtehery
OF romance and legend, tradition green with
the ivy upon each crumbling battlement, and
poetry breathed in the atmosphere of the
humblest home. Landing his band of tour
ISIS IN the streets OF Dublin where they were
surprised to find dear, dirty old Dublin
one Of the newest and cleanest cities in the
world, the lecturer led them among the won
ders OF the -Four Courts before Trinity Col
lege, under the monument of the mighty
OConnell. They entered with him the Bank
OF Ireland, once the Irish House of Com
mons. passed beneath the crumbling walls of
the Castle, walked the broad streets, rich in
hundred memories of O'Connell and Graf
tan, Curran, Swift, Emmett and Moore, We'll
lington and Goldsmith, and studied the
quaint and curious phases of life at every
hand. Thence up the beautiful Lethe the
Journey lay, where winter, lingering, never
chills the lap of May. Thence to Wicklow
the tourists followed their guide to the land
Of. wild ravines and rugged mountains, bab-
bling brooks and fairy cascades, past ruined
mills, dreary mausoleums of buried indus
try, around the castles of the English aris-
tocracy, amid 1.-THE huts of a down-trodden
and long-suffering peasantry, vegetarians
from necessity, ever telling the "sad romance
OF merry misery" the lecturer pursued his
way oyer broad fields :of wondrous fertility,
oyer bleak wastes, in a iolting jaunting car,
along the wild coasts of Ulster, amid the
wonders of the Giants Causeway to the IA
nous lodges of Donegal The views were
among the most beautiful in artistic effect
and mechanical detail which Mr.. French has
eyer presented in Portland, many of the
changes from broad sunlight to glowing sun
set, from the soft glamour of the moonlight
TO the glorles of rosy morn, being surpass-
lngiy beautiful in their contrasting transfor-
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Funeral of Charles p. IIsley.

The funeral of the late Charles P. Ilsley
was held in the High church yesterday after
noon at o'clock. The Venerable Gunner
Association and Propeller Club had charge
of the services, which were conducted by
Rev. Messrs. Fem and Dalton in very i'm
pressive manner. The quartette from the
Gunner Association sang Gathering Home,
One by One" Mr.. Fem read from the
Scriptures, and the quartette then sang one
of Mr.. Ilsley's favorite pieces, soft in the
Silly Night" Appropriate remarks were
made by Rev. DR.. Dalton and prayer was
offered by Rev. DIR. Fem, after which the
members of the club sang I'm tie Sweet
Bye and Bye" The beautiful music ADDED
much to the impressiveness of the service.
both the members Of the quartette and of the
club singing with great feeling.
Upon the casket was fish composed of
white flowers with the inscription ~. c. A.
and p. c. to Pic" and also sickle from
friends in Cambridge. The following mem
bers of the Gunner Association acted as pail
bearers Messrs. Lewis b. Smith, Samuel
Thurston, Conyers o. Leach and John L.
Shaw. The body was inferred at Evergreen
Cemetery,
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Fire on Cross Street.

The alarm from box 81 at $50 p. m. yester-
day, was caused by fire in The iron foundry
OF Daniel I. Kelley, No. 40 Cross street. Mr..
Kelley said he had no idea how the fire
originated but he thought it caught in one
of the pattern rooms and possibly from a
spark from one of the TASKS when it was
emptled. This room was badly burned and
about one third of the roof of the
building was destroyed. The patterns were
damaged but how badly Mr.. Kelley could
not telllast night, neither could he Judge of
the loss to the patterns. He said he had two
polciesof insurance of $1,000 each with
Prentlss Loring, and two of $1,000 each with
Rollins d Adams, or $4,000 in all Apart
from what the loss may be to the patterns it
did not seem as if the damage could exceed
$500, but it may prove Greater.